After his CW show "Hidden Palms" was cancelled due to low ratings, Scott Winant now produces the new Showtime series "Californication" (starring David Duchovny, premiering Aug. 13 2007).

This is premium cable. What would a series be without skin and swearing? That freedom, said "Californication" producer Scott Winant ("My So-Called Life"), "is a two-edged sword. They give you as much rope as you need. And you can sometimes hang yourself on it. But without that risk, great things don't happen."